Hugh Downs, a genial and near-constant presence on television from the 1950s through the 1990s, has died

She started her own public relations business in 1956 and worked with the American Association of Museums, the Independence Park Association, and the World Affairs Council.

Mr. McKenney participated in a cooperative housing experiment in Northern Liberties dating back to the mid-1950s. He loved living there and extolled the development in a 1978 newspaper interview.

Mrs. Robinson worked for the City of Philadelphia for 40 years, at Philadelphia General Hospital, the Art Museum, and the Water Department. Her favorite assignment was as a security guard at the museum.

Mr. Woestendiek was a brilliant journalist, but you'd never know it. In the newsroom, he was rumpled, soft-spoken, and self-effacing.

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile comedy writer, actor and director, has died, according to reports

She had a gift for making people feel as though they were her best friends right after meeting her.

Mrs. Walton had health challenges, but they didn't stop her from gardening at Cathedral Village in Roxborough. She and her husband moved there in 2002. Her gardens were featured on garden club tours and the community's brochure.

Milton Glaser, whose creation of the I heart NY logo, as well as hundreds of other projects, helped make him one of the most influential graphic designers of his generation, died at an assisted living facility in Manhattan on June 26, his 91st birthday.

She and her husband, Jim, opened the Northeast Philadelphia restaurant in 2005.

Mr. Winnemore, 77, who loved to laugh, began his career in New York working for Pan American World Airways and as a catalog model. He was a big Phillies fan.

She was a junior high science teacher who was fascinated with animals, butterflies, clouds, rocks, and insects.

“During the holidays, she wanted her family around her,” her daughter said. “She loved company. She loved people.”